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CHAPTER 11//JONNY

It's been a two and a half years since Zoe left, she usually texts sometimes or sends letter but only rarely. Not much has happened since she left. The day we dropped her off at her school she used to text all the time. And then one day it just stopped, I went down to visit her and saw her kissing this guy. This hit me real bad since I had such deep feelings for her, but it was obvious she didn't feel the same. Once I got home I didn't do much. I was angry and upset, even though Zoe would have no idea that I had feelings for her. After a couple of weeks, she sent another postcard, but with the postcard was a picture of her and the guy she was kissing. She said it was her boyfriend Zack. They looked so happy together I decided to forget about her. I pulled my life together and went to tryouts for Australia's international Gridiron team. I ended up making it to the team as their quarterback; so far we have played against England, Italy, Ireland and Brazil, we have won most of the matches but are still improving. The next match is going to be held in France, I have to leave in 3 hours but I'm taking my time while I pack. I moved out the house with Uncle Scott and got my own place even though I'm usually travelling most of the time I still make time to visit him. Uncle Scott opened his own business for lawyers; it's one of the best businesses in Melbourne. He also found a girlfriend and they are pretty serious. It's 3pm and I'm currently in my apartment putting clothes away in the suitcase. Once I finish packing, I call up my mate Aiden to pick me up, he arrives in 15 minute and I place our stuff in the car. We make our way to the airport and wait there for the rest of the team. It's been around an hour and a half but yet nobody has shown up. I look around and that's when I see her.
Her dark brown hair. Her pale skin. Her vanilla scent. Her dark red lips.
I see Zoe Parker.
But she isn't alone, she's with her boyfriend Zack, and they are holding hands.
"Aye, what are you staring at?" Aiden asks.
"Oh nothing.." I say.
"Be honest you're staring at that chick," he says smirking. I feel my cheeks go red. "You know who she is right?" but he doesn't wait for a reply. "She is one of my most famous fashion designers, my sister talks about her all the time. It's always 'Lily designed this' or 'Lily has her hair like this so I wanna have my hair like this', it's so annoying,"
"She's an old friend of mine," I say.
"Go say hi to her then,"
"I can't,"
"Why not?" he asks.
"Because I haven't talked to her in ages and it would just be weird."
"Well stop staring then, it's creepy. You either stop staring or you go talk to her, one or the other dude," I just sink into the seat and bury my head. "You look like a turtle when you do that Jonny," Aiden says laughing.
Then boom, she walks past and sees me. Aiden starts laughing even more and she comes up to me.
"Oh my gosh Jonny! I haven't seen you in ages, how have you been?" she asks, her boyfriend just following her along like a lost puppy.
"I'm good, how are you?" I say nervously.
"Great, this is my boyfriend Zack. We are just heading down to France for an exhibition on my clothing line." She says. Oh great, she's going to France to.
"Oh cool this is Aiden he's-" I begin to say but get cut off.
"I'm his boyfriend, and we play for the Australian international gridiron team," Aiden says smiling.
"Wait what?" I say, but Aiden laughs.
"I'm only kidding, I'm his best mate and yeah we do play for the international Australian gridiron team. In fact we are going to France for a game there, well aint that a coincidence,"
"Oh, Zack and I should come to one of your games!" she says.
"I knew you were Jonny Quent and Aiden Diaz! I follow gridiron, it's my favourite sport!" Zack says.
"Oh goody a fan!" Aiden says sarcastically. "Come down to the match when we are in France and we could pull a few strings to let you guys in for free,"
"Oh you don't have to do that-" Zoe says but gets cut off.
"No we will. Any friend of Jonny's is a friend of mine!" he says. Oh I am going to murder Aiden for this.
"Well if you insist," Zoe says.
"Zack you could meet the whole team as well!" Aiden says.
"Oh I would love that, thank you so much!" Zack says. I check the time and it's 5pm. The plane leaves soon, I check my messages and realise there are some from the team.